l'ha dato a

gave it to

→ lo

phrase Uncommon #13,726

gave it to A past-tense phrase meaning “gave it to someone.” The pronoun l' can mean lo (it, masculine) or la (it, feminine); when it refers to a feminine object, dato becomes data, as in l'ha data a me.

IT: Marco l'ha dato a sua sorella.

EN: Marco gave it to his sister.

Tom sa chi l'ha dato a Mary.

Tom knows who gave it to Mary.

Forse Tom l'ha dato a Mary.

Maybe Tom gave it to Mary.

Perché Tom l'ha dato a Mary?

Why did Tom give it to Mary?

Perché l'ha dato a Tom?

Why did they give it to Tom?

L'ha dato a loro?

Did he give it to them?

Perché non l'ha dato a lui?

Why didn’t he give it to him?

— Elephant (2003)

Sono quella che l'ha dato a loro.

I'm the one who gave it to them.

L'ha dato a lei?

Did he give it to her?

Per questo l'ha dato a te.

That’s why he gave it to you.

— Queen (2014)